Features
- The Gift of Magic Brings a Party Together: The perfect present for fans of Magic and Middle-earth alike, this Gift Bundle is sure to bring a smile to any fan—especially if that fan is you
- To Dungeons Deep and Caverns Old: Experience a timeless tale’s grand beginning! Journey from The Shire to The Lonely Mountain through cards that capture Bilbo’s unexpected adventure through warmth, wonder, and courage
- 1 Booster Full of Rares & Foils: Seek riches under the mountain with 1 Collector Booster full of foils, Rares and/or Mythics, and beautiful alt-border cards. You may even find the ultimate treasure, an ultra-rare headliner card nestled atop the Dragon’s hoard
- Collect Surge Foil Full-Art Lands: Journey through Middle-earth with 34 land cards, including 4 Full-Art Seasonal Hobbit lands with a dazzling Surge Foil treatment and 10 Full-Art Middle-earth Journey lands (5 Traditional Foil, 5 regular)
- 9 Bosters For Playing with Friends: Play Boosters are the best way to discover what Magic has to offer; they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open
- Exclusive Alternate-Art Card: Each Gift Bundle contains a Traditional Foil promo card featuring alternate art that can only be found in the Bundle or Gift Bundle
- Special Play Accessories: With every Gift Bundle you’ll also get exclusive accessories, including a special die to track your life total and a foil box to store all your hoarded treasures
Product Description
Specs
General
| Brand Name | Wizards of the Coast |
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Fandom
| Franchise | Magic: The Gathering |
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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the official release date for the Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit Play Booster Box?
The expansion (set code HOB) officially launches for tabletop play on August 14, 2026.
How many packs and cards are included in a factory-sealed Play Booster Box?
Each factory-sealed display box contains 30 Play Boosters. Every Play Booster includes 14 Magic: The Gathering cards and one non-foil Token/Ad or Art card. A full box provides a total of 420 Magic cards to expand your collection.
What is the card rarity distribution in a single Play Booster pack?
The Hobbit Play Boosters are designed to support both collection building and Limited formats like Draft. Each pack includes:
1–3 cards of rarity Rare or higher
3–5 Uncommon cards.
7–9 Common cards.
1 Land card
1 Traditional Foil card of any rarity
Which iconic characters and items from the book are featured in this set?
The expansion features major legendary figures and relics, including:
Characters: Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Thorin, Mountain-king, Smaug the Magnificent, Gandalf, and the Three Trolls (Tom, Bert, and William).
Legendary Items: The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart and My Precious // Allure of Power.
Locations: Full-art Middle-earth Journey basic lands depicting the party trekking across the Shire and the Lonely Mountain.
What kind of Box Topper card is included in the display box?
Every sealed Play Booster display includes one single-card Box Topper pack. This pack contains a Traditional Foil Borderless alt-art reprint of a card from the original The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set.
Confirmed reprints on this bonus sheet include high-power staples such as The One Ring, Tom Bombadil, and Sauron, the Dark Lord.
What are the primary new and returning gameplay mechanics?
The expansion utilizes mechanics that mirror the narrative of Bilbo's journey :
Adventure: Featured on cards like The Arkenstone, this allows you to cast a sorcery "quest" (Seek the Heart) to tutor for a legendary creature before exiling the card and casting the artifact itself later.
Prepare: A new mechanic featuring creatures with a "prepare spell" inset. Once a creature becomes "prepared" (a specific game designation), you create a copy of a spell in exile to cast as long as the creature remains on the battlefield.
Treasure-Focused: Many cards, especially those involving Smaug, focus on generating and utilizing Treasure tokens.
What is included in each product for the Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit expansion?
Product lineup includes:
Play Booster Box: Contains 30 Play Boosters optimized for drafting. Each display includes a Traditional Foil Box Topper reprint of an iconic card (like The One Ring) with brand-new artwork.
Collector Booster Box: Features 12 premium packs. This is the exclusive source for Gleaming Gold Smaug, Dwarven Language transliterations, and Surge Foils.
Gift Bundle: Includes 9 Play Boosters, 1 Collector Booster, and a unique spindown. It is the only product containing Surge Foil Seasonal Hobbit lands.
Draft Night Box: A self-contained 4-player draft kit. Includes 12 Play Boosters, 1 Collector Booster prize, 90 basic lands, and 10 double-sided tokens.
Bundle: A starter set with 9 Play Boosters, 4 Traditional Foil Seasonal lands, 30 additional lands, and a Traditional Foil alt-art promo card.
Scene Box: Available in two versions with 6 mechanically unique Eternal-legal cards forming a panorama, plus 6 art cards, 3 Play Boosters, and a display easel.